This note summarizes a proof of concept
trial of a new product designed to allow migrants to send
remittances for educational purposes. Migrant remittances
are one of...
Type: BriefReport#: 90901Date: June 1, 2014Author:
De Arcangelis, Giuseppe ;
Joxhe, Majlinda ;
Mckenzie,David J. ;
Tiongson,Erwin H. R. ;
Yang,Dean
Increasing food and nutrition insecurity
and increasing poverty in the face of a rapidly changing
climate and a degrading natural capital base are daunting
challenges...
Type: BriefReport#: 88433Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Pehu,Eija ;
Treguer,David Olivier
In the last five years, the Government
of Indonesia has successfully expanded access to higher
education through various programs, as demonstrated by a
significant increase...
This brief is about preventing Neglected
Tropical Diseases (NTDs) of poverty. There is global support
for the control and elimination of NTDs in low income
countries....
Over the last few years, Brazil's
growth has significantly decelerated. Accompanying this
slowdown, a change in commentary on Brazil's economic
future has emerged, and...
Type: BriefReport#: 88848Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Canuto,Otaviano ;
Schellekens,Philip
One of the most extraordinary events in
Brazil in the past 30 years has been the country's
agricultural revolution. In the 1970s, food scarcity was a
concrete risk in...
Every business depends on winning
customer loyalty by providing value. This is also true when
customers are from the base of the social and economic
pyramid (BOP). Financial...
Type: BriefReport#: 90951Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Kilara, Tanaya ;
Rhyne, Elisabeth
To Croatia, the ripples of the European
financial crisis felt more like large waves! The challenging
market conditions limited the ability of the Croatian Bank
for Reconstruction...
Type: BriefReport#: 93971Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Khan,Isfandyar Zaman
This focus note presents emerging
evidence on selected behavioral biases relevant to financial
consumer protection,5 their consequences, and how market
conduct regulation...
Moldova faces the challenge of meeting
considerable public investment needs while preserving fiscal
sustainability. With a rapidly aging population, high
emigration,...
Indonesia has made notable progress in
raising attainment levels in primary and secondary school.
This progress at primary and secondary school creates more
demand for...
This HNP Knowledge Brief focuses on the
key findings of the World Bank Case Study entitled:
‘verification of performance in Results-Based Financing
(RBF): the Case of...
Type: BriefReport#: 108606Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Renaud,Adrien ;
Semasaka Sengoma,Jean Paul
Violent crime has emerged as a growing
development challenge, affecting large segments of societies
and taking a severe toll on economic development. This note
summarizes...
Type: BriefReport#: 119827Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Berg,Louis Alexandre ;
Carranza,Marlon
The choice of targeting methods for a
particular social program depends on the objective of the
program and the particular countrys circumstances and
experience. Literature...
Type: BriefReport#: 93059Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Pereira Guimaraes Leite,Phillippe George
This report supports a joint World
Bank-IFC initiative to review and evaluate economic growth
prospects for Khatlon oblast in order to develop a private
sector-driven...
Type: BriefReport#: 89226Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Bakanova,Marina ;
Carneiro,Francisco Galrao
Prosperity from economic growth is not
shared evenly among Russia's population and regions.
Local communities and rural territories face serious
development challenges:...
Having in place flexible benefit
mechanisms which can provide timely and appropriate levels
and types of benefits following disasters and climate change
related events...
Type: BriefReport#: 91806Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Ovadiya, Mirey
The Palestinian Territories have a
uniquely fragmented geography, characterized by the
isolation of Gaza from the rest of the world, and the
man-made barriers to mobility...
Social accountability is an approach
that relies on citizens directly or indirectly participating
in demanding accountability from service providers and
public officials....
Type: BriefReport#: 90179Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Agarwal,Sanjay ;
Patel,Darshana Yogendra
This focus note introduces some recent
developments in this rapidly changing space. The featured
case studies (i) identify traditional pain points in serving
smallholder...
Type: BriefReport#: 90957Date: June 1, 2014Author:
Grossman,Jeremiah Lajos ;
Tarazi,Ala Michael
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